GRAND RAPIDS — Downtown’s loss is Uptown’s gain this spring when a popular women’s resale clothing store makes the jump from Lyon and Division to Wealthy Street SE.

One Girl’s Treasure is packing up their eclectic mixture of gently used designer and vintage women’s clothing this month ahead of a reopening in early April at 1146 Wealthy Street SE, near the Wealthy Theatre on the Baxter neighborhood side of the street.

For owner and East Hills resident Haylea Gray, the resurgent Wealthy Street Business District is an area “that’s close to my heart,” she said.

“I also have a lot of respect for the way the businesses along there conduct themselves.”

“I like the feeling of the community on that street,” she said. “Everybody works together to make it the artsy, diverse little hub it’s become.”

Gray bought One Girl’s Treasure in 2010 from the previous owner. The location at 5 Lyon Street NW opened in 2007. Gray worked as manager for a year before the business was listed for sale. She jumped at the opportunity to take over.

“I thought ‘now’s my chance,’” she said. “I’d wanted to do something like this for 20 years.”

She quickly discovered, however, that one of the challenges to a downtown retail business that depends on foot traffic was a seemingly inexhaustible schedule of road closures and construction, she said. Lower rent on Wealthy Street and more available parking sealed the deal, she said.

“Parking was huge for us. We hear that all day long from our customers.”

The new space is smaller than the downtown store; 1,600 square-feet compared to 2,300 square-feet. However, Gray will carry the same amount of inventory, she said, just arranged in a new way with more usage of available wall space not taken up by windows.

She also plans to add some small home furnishings and décor on consignment, and would like to start a local clothing design collective inside the store.

The business currently does about $200,000 in annual sales, she said.

The business will close on March 31 downtown and reopen April 3 or 4 on Wealthy Street in order to be up and running ahead of Easter.